مفتاح

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, to open). Compare Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mif.taːħ/
  • (file)
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /muf.taːħ/

Noun

مِفْتَاح • (miftāḥ) m (plural مَفَاتِيح (mafātīḥ) or مَفَاتِح (mafātiḥ))

  1. key (to a door)
    Synonym: مِفْتَح (miftaḥ)
  2. key (on a piano or other keyboard instrument)
    لَوْحَة مَفَاتِيح
    lawḥa(t) mafātīḥ
    keyboard
  3. (figuratively) key
    مِفْتَاح السَّعَادة
    miftāḥ as-saʕāda
    Key of Happiness
    المفتاح لفهم الثقافة هو التعلم عنها.
    Al-miftah li-fahm ath-thaqafa huwa at-ta'alam 'anha.
    The key to understanding culture is learning about it.

Declension

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: مفتاح
  • Egyptian Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
  • Hijazi Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
  • Maltese: muftieħ
  • Moroccan Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ, key).

Noun

مفتاح • (miftah) (plural مفاتح)

  1. key, an object designed to open and close a lock
    Synonyms: آناختار (anahtar), كلید (kilid)

Descendants

  • Turkish: miftah

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ت ح
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muf.taːħ/, [mʊfˈtæːħ]
  • (file)

Noun

مفتاح • (muftāḥ) m (plural مفاتيح (mafātīḥ))

  1. key
  2. electrical switch
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